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Hiroshima Telecasting

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Hiroshima Television Corporation
HTV
Hiroshima TV
Hirotele
Native name
広島テレビ放送株式会社
Hiroshimaterebihōsō kabushikigaisha
FormerlyHiroshima Telecasting Co., Ltd. (1962-2015)
Company typePrivate KK
IndustryTelevision broadcasting
FoundedSeptember 1, 1962; 62 years ago (1962-09-01)
JONX-DTV
CityHiroshima
Channels
BrandingHTV
Hirotele
Programming
AffiliationsNippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System
Ownership
OwnerHiroshima Television Corporation
History
First air date
September 1, 1962; 62 years ago (1962-09-01)
Former call signs
JONX-TV (1962–2011)
Former channel number(s)
12 (analog VHF, 1962–2011)
Fuji TV/Fuji News Network/Fuji Network System (joint primary; 1962–1975)
NET (secondary; 1962–1970)
Technical information
Licensing authority
MIC
Links
WebsiteHTV

JONX-DTV (channel 4) is a Japanese television station that serves as the affiliate of the dual Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System for the Hiroshima Prefecture. The station is owned-and-operated by the Hiroshima Television Corporation[a] and its studios are based in the Higashi-ku ward of Hiroshima.

Capital composition

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Information as of March 31, 2021:[1]: 419 ：

Capital Total number of shares issued Number of shareholders
200,000,000 yen 400,000 stocks 29
Shareholders Number of shares held Proportion
Nippon Television Holdings 96,000 shares 24.00%
Yomiuri Shimbun 75,800 shares 18.95%
Nippon Television Kobato Cultural Corporation 20,000 shares 5.00%
Hiroaki Kobayashi 013,400 shares 3.35%
Tomoko Hayashi 013,300 shares 03.33%

History

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Hiroshima Telecasting was the second commercial television station in Hiroshima Prefecture. The founding shareholders' meeting was held on January 16, 1962. Construction of the headquarters building began on May 25 of the same year and was completed on August 26. When it was first established, Hiroshima Television was a dual affiliate of Nippon Television and Fuji Television. On August 29, Hiroshima TV launched a test signal.[2]: 112 

At 11 a.m. on September 1, 1962, Hiroshima Television officially started broadcasting.[2]: 113  In its first fiscal year, Hiroshima TV had a turnover of 435.22 million yen and a profit of 46.2 million yen.[2]: 114  In 1963, Hiroshima Television established a labor union.[2]: 114  In 1965, Hiroshima Television achieved its first production abroad and produced a documentary documenting immigrants from Hiroshima Prefecture who were active in foreign countries.[2]: 68  In the same year, due to insufficient space due to increased business volume, Hiroshima TV expanded its headquarters.[2]: 117  On April 1, 1969, Hiroshima Television launched a new logo.[2]: 121  On December 10 of the same year, the new Hiroshima Television Headquarters was completed.[2]: 121  In this fiscal year, Hiroshima TV's turnover exceeded 1 billion yen for the first time, reaching 1.17739 billion yen; profit also reached 272.38 million yen.[2]: 122  In fiscal year 1974, Hiroshima Television's turnover exceeded 2 billion yen, reaching 2.20318 billion yen; but its profit decreased slightly to 263.48 million yen.[2]: 129 

Hiroshima Television began construction of the second-generation headquarters building on December 9, 1974,[2]: 129  and completed it on November 12, 1976.[2]: 131  With the launch of TV Shinhiroshima on October 1, 1975, Hiroshima Television withdrew from the Fuji Television Network and became a fully affiliated station of the Nippon Television Network.[2]: 70  Hiroshima Television's turnover in fiscal year 1976 reached 4.36221 billion yen, nearly doubling within two years; however, due to intensified competition due to the launch of the new station, profits further decreased to 112.78 million yen.[2]: 133  On December 1, 1979, Hiroshima Television began broadcasting stereo programs.[2]: 137  On January 1, 1982, in the year of the 20th anniversary of its launch, Hiroshima TV launched a new logo.[2]: 147 

The new Hiroshima Television Station "Hirotele Plaza" (広テレプラザ) was completed and opened in 1992.[3] From 1994 to 1998, Hiroshima TV won the triple crown in ratings for five consecutive years.[3] Hiroshima Television began broadcasting digital television signals on October 1, 2006[4] and stopped broadcasting analog television signals on July 24, 2011.[3] Hiroshima Television began construction of a new headquarters on the north side of Hiroshima Station in 2016 and moved into the new headquarters in 2018. The new headquarters building has 11 floors, of which the first to third floors are spaces open to the public.[5] As of 2020, Hiroshima TV has won the triple crown in ratings for 8 consecutive years.[6] In 2021, Hiroshima TV also won the quadruple crown in ratings.[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ 広島テレビ放送株式会社

References

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  1. ^ Japan Brivate Broadcasting Association (2021). 『日本民間放送年鑑2021』 (Japan Private Broadcasting Yearbook 2021) (in Japanese). Tokyo: コーケン出版. ISBN 9784990809065.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p 開局20周年記念誌編集委員会 (1982). 『あなたと共に20年 : 広島テレビ放送開局20周年記念誌』 (in Japanese). 廣島縣: 広島テレビ放送株式会社 (20 years with you: 20th anniversary commemorative magazine of Hiroshima TV broadcasting).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)NCID BN07533990
  3. ^ a b c 沿革 (in Japanese). 広島テレビ. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  4. ^ 地上デジタルテレビ放送の放送区域（広島県） (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  5. ^ エキキタ、広テレ！ (in Japanese). 広島テレビ. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  6. ^ 広島テレビ放送 20年の年間視聴率で四冠王を達成 (in Japanese). 電波新聞. Archived from the original on 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  7. ^ 広島テレビ　21年の年間視聴率、四冠達成 (in Japanese). 電波新聞. Archived from the original on 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
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